Dr Jodie Davies-Thompson

Lecturer in Psychology

Psychology

j.davies-thompson@swansea.ac.uk

Office - 825 (8)
Eighth Floor
Vivian Building
Singleton Campus

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9355-4306

About

I have a general interest in all aspects of vision and neural plasticity. However, I am particularly interested in the effects that brain injury or congenital dysfunctions have on visual processing and brain organisation. My three main areas of interest are: 1) face recognition, multisensory integration of faces and voices, and the neural correlates of these processes; 2) rehabilitation of prosopagnosia – specifically, ways in which perceptual learning can be applied to improve face recognition abilities in prosopagnosia (face-blindness), as well as the structural and functional changes that occur as a result of these behavioural improvements; 3) cross-modal plasticity (vision, touch, sound) in the blind and d/Deaf. I use a range of techniques, including behavioural and psychophysical studies, fMRI, fMR-adaptation, multi-voxel pattern analysis (MVPA), dynamic causal modeling (DCM), psycho-physiological interactions (PPI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and volumetric brain morphometry (VBM). Always happy to hear from students or postdocs who are interested in working in these areas.

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Areas Of Expertise

Face recognition
Face processing
Prosopagnosia
FfMRI
Visual plasticity
Deafness
Blindness

Career Highlights

Research

(FaReS)

Face Research Swansea

Publications

Research Highlights

Davies-Thompson, J., Morgan, D., Davis, J., & Towler, J. (2024). Face Feature Change Detection Ability in Developmental Prosopagnosia and Super-Recognisers. Brain Sciences, 14(6), 561
https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14060561, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66523
Corrow, S., Davies-Thompson, J., Fletcher, K., Hills, C., Corrow, J., & Barton, J. (2019). Training face perception in developmental prosopagnosia through perceptual learning. Neuropsychologia, 134, 107196
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107196, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52551
Davies-Thompson, J., Jones, S., Davies-Thompson, J., & Tree, J. (2021). Can Machines Find the Bilingual Advantage? Machine Learning Algorithms Find No Evidence to Differentiate Between Lifelong Bilingual and Monolingual Cognitive Profiles. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2021.621772, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57404
Barton, J., Rubino, C., Albonico, A., Jackson, M., & Davies-Thompson, J. (2022). Right hemi-alexia. Cortex, 157, 288-303.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2022.09.015, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65732
Barton, J., Davies-Thompson, J., & Corrow, S. (2021). Prosopagnosia and disorders of face processing. Handbook of Clinical Neurology (pp. 175-193). Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-821377-3.00006-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65733

All Research

Journal Articles

Towler, J., Morgan, D., & Davies-Thompson, J. (2024). Impaired Face Feature-to-Location Statistical Learning and Single-Feature Discrimination in Developmental Prosopagnosia. Brain Sciences, 14(8), 815
https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14080815, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67547
Davies-Thompson, J., Morgan, D., Davis, J., & Towler, J. (2024). Face Feature Change Detection Ability in Developmental Prosopagnosia and Super-Recognisers. Brain Sciences, 14(6), 561
https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14060561, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66523
Barton, J., Rubino, C., Albonico, A., Jackson, M., & Davies-Thompson, J. (2022). Right hemi-alexia. Cortex, 157, 288-303.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2022.09.015, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65732
Davies-Thompson, J., Jones, S., Davies-Thompson, J., & Tree, J. (2021). Can Machines Find the Bilingual Advantage? Machine Learning Algorithms Find No Evidence to Differentiate Between Lifelong Bilingual and Monolingual Cognitive Profiles. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2021.621772, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57404
Corrow, S., Davies-Thompson, J., Fletcher, K., Hills, C., Corrow, J., & Barton, J. (2019). Training face perception in developmental prosopagnosia through perceptual learning. Neuropsychologia, 134, 107196
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107196, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52551
Davies-Thompson, J., Elli, G., Rezk, M., Benetti, S., Ackeren, M., & Collignon, O. (2019). Hierarchical Brain Network for Face and Voice Integration of Emotion Expression. Cerebral Cortex, 29(9), 3590-3605.
https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhy240, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa45285
Lawrence, R., Wiggins, I., Anderson, C., Davies-Thompson, J., & Hartley, D. (2018). Cortical correlates of speech intelligibility measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Hearing Research, 370, 53-64.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2018.09.005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44933
Davies-Thompson, J., Fletcher, K., Hills, C., Pancaroglu, R., Corrow, S., & Barton, J. (2017). Perceptual Learning of Faces: A Rehabilitative Study of Acquired Prosopagnosia. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 29(3), 573-591.
https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01063, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39870
Davies-Thompson, J., Johnston, S., Tashakkor, Y., Pancaroglu, R., & Barton, J. (2016). The relationship between visual word and face processing lateralization in the fusiform gyri: A cross-sectional study. Brain Research, 1644, 88-97.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2016.05.009, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39872
Foster, G., Davies-Thompson, J., Dominelli, P., Heran, M., Donnelly, J., duManoir, G., Ainslie, P., Rauscher, A., & Sheel, A. (2015). Changes in cerebral vascular reactivity and structure following prolonged exposure to high altitude in humans. Physiological Reports, 3(12), e12647
https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12647, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39873
Muayqil, T., Davies-Thompson, J., & Barton, J. (2015). Representation of visual symbols in the visual word processing network. Neuropsychologia, 69, 232-241.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2015.01.045, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39874
Davies-Thompson, J. & Barton, J. (2014). Acquired prosopagnosia structural basis and processing impairments. Frontiers in Bioscience, E6(1), 159-174.
https://doi.org/10.2741/e699, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39879
Kiani, G., Davies-Thompson, J., & Barton, J. (2014). Erasing the face after-effect. Brain Research, 1586, 152-161.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2014.08.052, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39875
Dalrymple, K., Davies-Thompson, J., Oruc, I., Handy, T., Barton, J., & Duchaine, B. (2014). Spontaneous perceptual facial distortions correlate with ventral occipitotemporal activity. Neuropsychologia, 59, 179-191.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2014.05.005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39877
Hills, C., Romano, K., Davies-Thompson, J., & Barton, J. (2014). An adaptation study of internal and external features in facial representations. Vision Research, 100, 18-28.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2014.04.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39876
Lai, J., Pancaroglu, R., Oruc, I., Barton, J., & Davies-Thompson, J. (2014). Neuroanatomic correlates of the feature-salience hierarchy in face processing: An fMRI -adaptation study. Neuropsychologia, 53, 274-283.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.10.016, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39878
Davies-Thompson, J., Scheel, M., Lanyon, L., & Barton, J. (2013). Functional organisation of visual pathways in a patient with no optic chiasm. Neuropsychologia, 51(7), 1260-1272.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.03.014, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39880
Davies-Thompson, J., Newling, K., Andrews, T., & Davies-Thompson, J. (2013). Image-Invariant Responses in Face-Selective Regions Do Not Explain the Perceptual Advantage for Familiar Face Recognition. Cerebral Cortex, 23(2), 370-377.
https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhs024, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39881
Davies-Thompson, J. & Andrews, T. (2012). Intra- and interhemispheric connectivity between face-selective regions in the human brain. Journal of Neurophysiology, 108(11), 3087-3095.
https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.01171.2011, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39882
Andrews, T., Davies-Thompson, J., Kingstone, A., Young, A., & Davies-Thompson, J. (2010). Internal and External Features of the Face Are Represented Holistically in Face-Selective Regions of Visual Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(9), 3544-3552.
https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.4863-09.2010, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39883
Davies-Thompson, J., Gouws, A., & Andrews, T. (2009). An image-dependent representation of familiar and unfamiliar faces in the human ventral stream. Neuropsychologia, 47(6), 1627-1635.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.01.017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39884
Davies-Thompson, J., Vavasour, I., Scheel, M., Rauscher, A., Barton, J., & Davies-Thompson, J. (n.d.) Reduced Myelin Water in the White Matter Tracts of Patients with Niemann-Pick Disease Type C. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 37(8), 1487-1489.
https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.a4719, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39871

Book Chapters

Barton, J., Davies-Thompson, J., & Corrow, S. (2021). Prosopagnosia and disorders of face processing. Handbook of Clinical Neurology (pp. 175-193). Elsevier
https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-821377-3.00006-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65733

Supervision

Cognitive Load's influence on the structure and rate of early learning and attention: A Cognitive Load Theory explanation for the onset and severity of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Phil Reed

Taught Modules

PS-M70 Experimental Design III: Neuroimaging

Neuroimaging techniques provide the means to measure brain activity and brain structure, and have therefore received much attention in cognitive and clinical domains. The module provides a comprehensive overview of the use of such methodology as part of cognitive neuroscience research. Topics covered during the module include: rationale for the use of neuroimaging and effective experimental design, distinctions between the various techniques and the inferences each method enables us to make, practical considerations when running neuroimaging research, and analysis of the results. This module further builds upon previous modules Experimental Design I and II.
PS-M70I Experimental Design III: Neuroimaging

Neuroimaging techniques provide the means to measure brain activity and brain structure, and have therefore received much attention in cognitive and clinical domains. The module provides a comprehensive overview of the use of such methodology as part of cognitive neuroscience research. Topics covered during the module include: rationale for the use of neuroimaging and effective experimental design, distinctions between the various techniques and the inferences each method enables us to make, practical considerations when running neuroimaging research, and analysis of the results. This module further builds upon previous modules Experimental Design I and II.
PS-M71 Basic fMRI Analysis

Neuroimaging makes it possible to investigate the brain¿s function in vivo. This module will give students an introduction to the computational analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data with a focus on univariate analysis. Students will learn about the preprocessing and basic analysis of functional imaging data, and learn how to use popular software packages, such as Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) and Analysis of Functional Neuro-Images (AFNI).
PS-M71I Basic fMRI Analysis

Neuroimaging makes it possible to investigate the brain¿s function in vivo. This module will give students an introduction to the computational analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data with a focus on univariate analysis. Students will learn about the preprocessing and basic analysis of functional imaging data, and learn how to use popular software packages, such as Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) and Analysis of Functional Neuro-Images (AFNI).
PSY211 Cognition II: Higher Level Processes

The module provides an in depth look at the cognitive processes underlying important higher level functions such as language, thinking, problem solving, reasoning and making decisions. The module will cover a series of topics related to the organisation and function of memory, the most important and hotly debated issues in psycholinguistics, including how children acquire language, how language is processed in the adult mind with particular emphasis on reading, spelling dyslexia and bilingualism, and the way in which humans make judgments, reach decisions and resolve problems and puzzles by examining the research evidence and exploring the classical and current theories.
PSY319 Independent Research Project

Students conduct an independent research project under the supervision of a member of staff. The research topic is decided in conjunction with supervisors and Research topics. Students must design, conduct, analyse and write up a piece of research in order to achieve Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society (BPS). They must also complete an Ethical Considerations Form, showing that they have considered and resolved ethical issues relating to their project, and that they have implemented appropriate best practices for improving the reproducibility of their research.
PSY319W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol

Mae myfyrwyr yn cynnal prosiect ymchwil annibynnol dan oruchwyliaeth aelod o staff. Penderfynir ar bwnc yr ymchwil ar y cyd â goruchwylwyr a phynciau Ymchwil. Rhaid i fyfyrwyr ddylunio, cynnal, dadansoddi ac ysgrifennu darn o ymchwil er mwyn cyflawni Sail Graddedig ar gyfer Siarter gyda Chymdeithas Seicolegol Prydain (BPS). Rhaid iddynt hefyd lenwi Ffurflen Ystyriaethau Moesegol, gan ddangos eu bod wedi ystyried a datrys materion moesegol sy'n ymwneud â'u prosiect, a'u bod wedi gweithredu arferion gorau priodol ar gyfer gwella atgynyrchioldeb eu hymchwil.
PSY325 Independent Research Project - Joint Honours

Students conduct an independent research project under the supervision of a member of staff. The research topic is decided in conjunction with supervisors and research topics. Students must design, conduct, analyse and write up a piece of research in order to achieve Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society (BPS). They must also complete an ethical considerations form, showing that they have considered and resolved ethical issues relating to their project, and that they have implemented appropriate best practices for improving the reproducibility of their research.
PSY325W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol - Anrhydeddau ar y Cyd

Mae myfyrwyr yn cynnal prosiect ymchwil annibynnol dan oruchwyliaeth aelod o staff. Penderfynir ar bwnc yr ymchwil ar y cyd â goruchwylwyr a phynciau ymchwil. Rhaid i fyfyrwyr ddylunio, cynnal, dadansoddi ac ysgrifennu darn o ymchwil er mwyn cyflawni Sail Graddedig ar gyfer Siarter gyda Chymdeithas Seicolegol Prydain (BPS). Rhaid iddynt hefyd lenwi ffurflen ystyriaethau moesegol, gan ddangos eu bod wedi ystyried a datrys materion moesegol sy'n ymwneud â'u prosiect, a'u bod wedi gweithredu arferion gorau priodol ar gyfer gwella atgynyrchioldeb eu hymchwil.

Career History

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow, University of Nottingham, UK

2016 - 2018
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Trento, Italy

2014 - 2016
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

2010 - 2014

Key Grants and Projects

Cross-modal plasticity in congenital and acquired deaf individuals 2015

, with Dr Olivier Collignon (Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium), Dr Doug Hartley (Nottingham), NIHR Nottingham BRC Innovation funding initiative

Dr Jodie Davies-Thompson

Email address

Research Links

About

Areas Of Expertise

Career Highlights

(FaReS)

Publications

Research Highlights

All Research

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Supervision

Cognitive Load's influence on the structure and rate of early learning and attention: A Cognitive Load Theory explanation for the onset and severity of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. (current)

Taught Modules

PS-M70 Experimental Design III: Neuroimaging

PS-M70I Experimental Design III: Neuroimaging

PS-M71 Basic fMRI Analysis

PS-M71I Basic fMRI Analysis

PSY211 Cognition II: Higher Level Processes

PSY319 Independent Research Project

PSY319W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol

PSY325 Independent Research Project - Joint Honours

PSY325W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol - Anrhydeddau ar y Cyd

Career History

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow, University of Nottingham, UK

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Trento, Italy

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Key Grants and Projects

Cross-modal plasticity in congenital and acquired deaf individuals 2015